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Morality — • Morality is antecedent to ethics: it denotes those concrete activities of which ethics is the science. It may be defined as human conduct in so far as it is freely subordinated to the ideal of what is right and fitting Catholic Encyclopedia.… … Catholic encyclopedia
morality — [mō ral′i tē, môral′i tē, məral′i tē] n. pl. moralities [ME moralite < OFr < LL moralitas < L moralis] 1. moral quality or character; rightness or wrongness, as of an action 2. the character of being in accord with the principles or… … English World dictionary
morality — ► NOUN (pl. moralities) 1) principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour. 2) moral behaviour. 3) the extent to which an action is right or wrong. 4) a system of values and moral principles … English terms dictionary
morality — [n] ethics, honesty chastity, conduct, decency, ethicality, ethicalness, gentleness, godliness, good habits, goodness, honor, ideals, incorruptibility, incorruption, integrity, justice, manners, moral code, morals, mores, philosophy, principle,… … New thesaurus
Morality — Appropriate redirects here. For other uses, see Appropriation (disambiguation). Morality (from the Latin moralitas manner, character, proper behavior ) is the differentiation among intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are good… … Wikipedia
morality */ — UK [məˈrælətɪ] / US noun Word forms morality : singular morality plural moralities 1) a) [uncountable] principles of right or wrong behaviour As a novelist, she has never been very preoccupied by morality. b) [countable/uncountable] a system of… … English dictionary
morality — mo|ral|i|ty [ mə ræləti ] noun * 1. ) uncount principles of right or wrong behavior: As a novelist, she is not very preoccupied by morality. a ) count or uncount a system of principles concerning right and wrong behavior that is accepted by a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
morality — noun 1) the morality of nuclear weapons Syn: ethics, rights and wrongs, whys and wherefores 2) a sharp decline in morality Syn: virtue, good behaviour, righteousness, uprightness, morals, principles, honesty … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
morality — [[t]məræ̱lɪti[/t]] moralities 1) N UNCOUNT Morality is the belief that some behaviour is right and acceptable and that other behaviour is wrong. ...standards of morality and justice in society. ...an effort to preserve traditional morality. Syn:… … English dictionary
morality — noun 1) the morality of nuclear weapons Syn: ethics, rights and wrongs, ethicality 2) a sharp decline in morality Syn: virtue, goodness, good behavior, righteousness, rectitude, uprightness; morals, principles … Thesaurus of popular words
